Kool Charger

[Road Dog]

Has this been posted before?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/chris-pernas-1968-dodge-charger/ar-AAa3TaJ

[JB400]

Nice ride, but I like a little bit of chrome or brushed metal to break up the color.

[twodko]

It's certianly a masterful resto mod but I've never liked blacked out
bumpers, grilles or trim on any car or truck, new or old, if they originally
had chrome accents. 

[Cncguy]

Looks kinda cheap if you ask me. I know they have tons of $$$ in it but still cheap.

[VegasCharger]

Looks kinda cheap if you ask me. I know they have tons of $$$ in it but still cheap.

Yep look at the door divider trim, is that pop riveted on

In my world anything Chevy on a Mopar does not fly with me.

Another 68 ruined.

[Mike DC]

 
I'd love to have some of the "ruined" cars people talk about on this forum.     

I guarantee that door divider riveting being exposed was an artistic decision.  Look around at lots of modern vehicles and exposed hardware is a trend.  Its not even expensive or difficult to do that piece of trim the stock way.


Picture that car with shiny leather/vinyl inside, no new exposed hardware, and the chrome bumpers/trim back to being chrome.  It doesn't look so cheap anymore.  All those things look more like artistic decisions than penny-pinching or laziness, given who was doing the work.  MCR has done some very nice stock restos on Mopars in the past.

[Lennard]

Why can't people leave a classic car classic!?

[twodko]

Same Same with Foose. Why does he have to f**king lower every car they restore?

[freddyd02]

Red headlights are interesting 

[Mike DC]

And illegal   

[wingcar]

Very nice for all the effort they put into it....
But, as this example shows...it's hard to improve on a design thats as nice as the second generation Charger......

[VegasCharger]

 
I'd love to have some of the "ruined" cars people talk about on this forum.     

I guarantee that door divider riveting being exposed was an artistic decision.  Look around at lots of modern vehicles and exposed hardware is a trend.  Its not even expensive or difficult to do that piece of trim the stock way.


Picture that car with shiny leather/vinyl inside, no new exposed hardware, and the chrome bumpers/trim back to being chrome.  It doesn't look so cheap anymore.  All those things look more like artistic decisions than penny-pinching or laziness, given who was doing the work.  MCR has done some very nice stock restos on Mopars in the past.

"Ruined" was my opinion. I guess I should've worded it that way. When you say "I'd love to have" are you willing to pay the inflated price that goes along with some of these stupid resto mods?

Just saying

And just my

[1974dodgecharger]

he wont drive it on the road.......

[MxRacer855]

Not the way I would have done it, but definitely a cool car!

[Mike DC]

"Ruined" was my opinion. I guess I should've worded it that way. When you say "I'd love to have" are you willing to pay the inflated price that goes along with some of these stupid resto mods?

Oh heck no, I wouldn't pay that much for it either.  I'd rather do my own thing. 

IMO the whole principle of building highly modified cars for selling is a bit flawed.  It usually doesn't work. 

[VegasCharger]

"Ruined" was my opinion. I guess I should've worded it that way. When you say "I'd love to have" are you willing to pay the inflated price that goes along with some of these stupid resto mods?

Oh heck no, I wouldn't pay that much for it either.  I'd rather do my own thing. 

IMO the whole principle of building highly modified cars for selling is a bit flawed.  It usually doesn't work. 

[Road Dog]

Definitely would have left the stock trim. I was more intrigued by the twin turbo set-up. Someone on here is doing that aren't they? 

[bill440rt]

Some things I like a lot, others not so much. Overall, I like it. 

Such is the case with custom/modified cars. They are built to taste, which may not be the taste of others.

[6spd68]

There are certain little details I'd have fixed.  For example, I'd have restored the grille a little better, and definitely made sure the pattern in those tail light lenses lined up. 

[JR]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I absolutely love it. I'd drive it as is. (Although I'd rather have the original tail lamp lenses with the LEDs fitted in them, and probably want the bumpers and trim back chrome again.)

That interior is a work of art.

I'm sure the red halos around the headlights can be turned off for street use.

I love it.

[hatersaurusrex]

That '69 dash pad ruins it for me.  Lol!

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  clever !!       load of work gone into that !!       , not for me though   

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[Ghoste]

Yeah, it just comes off as very generic to me.  Like someone got out a credit card and just took a trip through the aftermarket catalog and took all the "Charger" out of it.  It could just as easily be a Camaro or a Honda CRX to me.

[6spd68]

Did they Bondo over the quarter panel extensions on the rear?

[Lennard]

Yeah, it just comes off as very generic to me.  Like someone got out a credit card and just took a trip through the aftermarket catalog and took all the "Charger" out of it.  It could just as easily be a Camaro or a Honda CRX to me.

I agree, the classic car look/feel and charm is gone.

[Fitz73Chrgr]

took all the "Charger" out of it.

That's a good way to put it.  Agreed.

[fy469rtse]

I like it , if it was mine there's a few things that I would at and go ,
Oh well that didn't work,
Head lights, back to just h4's
Chrome bumpers,

[MxRacer855]

I like it , if it was mine there's a few things that I would at and go ,
Oh well that didn't work,
Head lights, back to just h4's
Chrome bumpers,

The chrome bumpers would be a nice contrast.